After more than one million votes cast this week, the final contestant to leave Idols Season 8 tonight was 30-year-old Monde Msutwana from Pretoria, which means that Durban’s Khaya Mthethwa (25) and 23-year-old Melissa Allison from Port Elizabeth will compete for the ultimate title in the live Idols Finalé next Tuesday, 2 October.

That makes this the first guy/girl Idols final in three seasons, since Jason Hartman and Sasha-Lee Davids in Season 5!

Voting for the finalé opened tonight at 20:00 and will close on Monday, 1 October, at 22:00. This is the final Idols Season 8 voting period and possibly the most important one: the contestant who garners the most votes this week will become South Africa’s next Idol!

Fans can vote for their favourite contestant in the following ways:
-      On Mxit: each profile gets one hundred votes between 20:00 tonight, Tuesday 25 September, and 22:00 on Monday, 1 October
-      Via SMS: each phone number gets one hundred SMS votes between 20:00 tonight, Tuesday 25 September and 22:00 on Monday, 1 October
-      On the Idols website: each fan gets one vote per hour during this week of voting.
-      On the Idols Mobi site: each fan gets one vote per hour during this week of voting.

To vote for Khaya text the number 08 to 37400, or vote online or on MXit.
To vote for Melissa text the number 07 to 37400, or vote online or on MXit.

The Top 2 will sing for the final vote in the Top 2 Spectacular, which will be recorded at the Mosaïek Teatro on Friday, 28 September, and broadcast on M-Net, M-Net HD and Mzansi Magic at 17:30 on Sunday, 30 September.

Tickets are available from Computicket.